"There's been a lot of chatter about the rise of solo dining lately. Everyone's doing it, apparently. In August, restaurant reservations site Dimmi reported an 83 per cent rise in bookings for one in the past financial year (compared to a 44 per cent rise in overall bookings), while over in Amsterdam, pop-up restaurant Eenmaal, which caters only for single diners, has sold out every event since it launched in 2013." Read the full article

"Melbourne Cup fashionistas, eat your heart out. Our hats are worth a million bucks. According to a recent survey by the restaurant reservations website dimmi, gaining a hat at the annual Good Food Guide awards nets the recipient a whopping 32 per cent increase in bookings. Losing one slashes earnings by 25 per cent. And all this thanks to a cute logo on a stiff white certificate." Read the full article

"According to new figures compiled for Fairfax by on-line booking website Dimmi, there is a direct alignment between dining habits and events, big and small, that shape consumer confidence" Read the full article

"It's the growing restaurant trend that has turned leisurely dining into a race against time. According to new figures, one in five restaurants nationwide will now only seat customers if they agree to vacate their table by a specific time." Read the full article

"Queenslanders may be spoilt for choice when it comes to restaurants, but a survey shows that over the past year they have chosen to eat more often at home.Queensland is the only state to see a fall in the number of people dining out, according to a survey conducted by restaurant booking service Dimmi." Read the full article

"Dimmi has completed its Annual Dining Index, and it has uncovered a number of interesting trends in the food service industry.The Annual Dining Index is gathered from bookings through the last financial year and compared to..." Read article

"Fake online reviews are bad news for the industry. John Burfitt explains how they have now become a new target for the ACCC. On the topic of fake online restaurant reviews, consultant James Eling has a favourite tale from one of his clients...." Read article

"It’s a trick of the trade that airlines and hotels learnt many years ago: discounting downtime and off-peak purchases keeps customers around when they’d otherwise stay away. Two Adelaide-based app experts..." Read article

"I have a business idea that needs funding. Maybe a Pozible campaign; or coffee with James Packer.We’ll call it cheapdate.com for now, but my equity partner/s get a say in the branding..." Read the full article

''It feels like home,'' says Guillaume Brahimi, as he meanders between the tables stacked with new napkins, gleaming cutlery and porcelain bread plates on the top storey of his eponymous restaurant. Read the full article

"When he's not working, Peter Green can be found alone in one of his favourite Italian restaurants in the heart of Melbourne's art precinct. The theatre reviewer usually makes an early reservation at Script Bar & Bistro..." Read the full article

"Tony Abbott is putting people off their food, with research from the restaurant booking website Dimmi showing a sharp fall in ­eating out following last year’s federal election and in the lead-up to the May budget." Read the full article

"Over 250,000 reviews and 12 months later, online restaurant reservations provider, Dimmi has named the winners of its 2014 People’s Choice Awards.Dimmi CEO Stevan Premutico said the awards are unique in that diners determine the winners. “We collected over a quarter of a million..." Read the full article

"Are you a cheap tipper? A fussy eater who sends meals back to the kitchen? Whether you're a dining dream or nightmare (and let's be honest, the worst customers are probably the last to admit it), the internet age means for better or worse, now more than ever, your reputation precedes you." Read the full article

"Australian restaurants are using the internet to sniff out information about the eating habits of their diners.Online reservation sites, social media and Google searches are being used to track the dining experience of food lovers." Read the full article

"THE online restaurant reservation company, backed by Telstra and Village Roadshow, is poised to expand its global distribution network through a deal with Restaurant and Catering Australia to populate the Australia.com website." Read the full article

"MONDAY is the new Friday when it comes to fine dining. Despite the city experiencing a culinary revolution that has seen more than 50 new restaurants open in the past year, getting a booking at some of our top nosheries..." Read article

"Restaurants should have empty plates, not empty spaces, but that is what many eateries in Melbourne are struggling with. Restaurant consultant, Tony Eldred says that customer numbers aren’t declining but instead the decrease in average business...." Read article

"Australian food fans can now enjoy a quick and easy way to find new restaurants and make reservations through Mi9's latest venture - dinemsn - a comprehensive online restaurant booking guide..." Read article

"Uber has changed the way Aussies get around and now dimmi, Australia's restaurant reservations website is set to change the way diners eat out with the launch of its new free iPhone app." Read article

"With each new weekend breakfast menu, Ben Williamson has tried stepping it up. “I’m not a conventional breakfast eater, I don’t get up and a have a piece of toast and granola,” says the head chef of Gerard’s Bistro, recently awarded The Brisbane Times Good Food Guide 2014/15 restaurant of the year. “I’m more likely to eat something in between (breakfast and lunch) . . . that’s not conventionally breakfast-like.”" Read article

"Recent deals have shown some large corporations to be willing investors in local start-ups. APN News & Media has taken stakes in e-commerce websites, Telstra and Village Roadshow announced undisclosed stakes in online restaurant booking platform Dimmi..." Read article

"The Telstra and Village Roadshow-backed real-time online restaurant reservations group Dimmi has struck a landmark deal with internet search giant Google that will transform the ability of users to make bookings through mobile handsets." Read article

"Telco giant Telstra's vaunted in-house venture capital team has made its maiden investment with the multi-million-dollar bankrolling of fledgling real-time online restaurant reservations group Dimmi, in partnership with movie powerhouse Village Roadshow." Read article

"While half of all restaurant tables are currently reserved via the internet in international foodie destinations like San Francisco, more than 95 per cent of Australians still phone in when trying to book a meal." Read article

"Politicians and public servants spend the most when eating out, according to a national survey into Australia's dining habits. The Dimmi Australian Dining Index, drawn from 300,000 diners and 2000 restaurants, shows Canberra diners spend $82 per person when dining out." Read article

"IF there has been one restaurant trend in particular that has annoyed Sydneysiders in recent years, it was eateries’ no-bookings policy. Restaurants preferred to call the patrons “walk-ins”, to avoid..." Read article

"Restaurant patrons were the first to embrace the Korean trend. "We've experience a 50 per cent increase in Korean restaurant bookings in the last year," said Stevan Premutico, CEO of Dimmi online restaurant booking site." Read article

"Qantas has expanded its frequent flyer points program to the restaurant sector, with patrons of popular corporate lunch-time spots like Rockpool, Catalina and Flower Drum able to pick up points alongside their bookings...." Read article

"At the heart of this new high-tech approach to old-fashioned service are online reservations. Thousands of restaurants are encouraging customers to book online from a computer or smartphone... Dimmi, a partner of Fairfax is currently the main online booking service in Australia." Read article

"Dimmi takes the pain out of making restaurant reservations. It's supported by more than 2500 restaurants Australia-wide, and will automatically find the ones that are close to you or near a particular postcode or suburb." Read article

"The venture capital arm of telco giant Telstra has made its first investment in an Australian company, entering into a deal with three-year-old online restaurant reservations start-up Dimmi." Read article

"Restaurant booking startup Dimmi has released its mobile app, with chief executive Stevan Premutico telling Private Media Australians are increasingly choosing to book restaurants from their smartphones rather than their PCs."Read article

"We spoil mum more than dad, experience our happiest dining in September and have some seriously well-fed politicians… these are just some of the key findings of the Dimmi Australian Dining Index." Read article

"Dimmi.com.au, Australia's leading online booking and marketing platform for restaurants, has announced a new partnership with Network Ten's MasterChef Australia - the world's most popular cooking show.Viewers of MasterChef Australia 2013..." Read article

"Global travellers will be able to make real-time reservations for Australian restaurants directly from TripAdvisor thanks to a new partnership with Australia's number one restaurant booking website, Dimmi.com.au." Read article

"Dimmi has just released a new version of Restaurantdiary, its online restaurant reservation software. The new Restaurantdiary Live Service Suite includes the core Restaurantdiary reservation management system plus an updated iPad app and a new smartphone-friendly interface." Read article

"The days of phoning a restaurant appear to be officially numbered as last month, online booking website, Dimmi.com.au, announced it was on the verge of seating its three millionth customer in just three years." Read article

"My latest love is Dimmi, a nifty website which not only helps me find and book new restaurants, but integrates reviews and special offers so I can get the full picture of where the best new eats are hiding out." Read article

"It’s been a tough slog for the Australian restaurant industry in recent years, but the latest survey data shows that the industry grew by 3.17% nationally over the last financial year.The latest findings from the Dimmi Australian..." Read article

"On the eve of the GFC, Stevan Premutico quit his job as marketing director for Hilton Hotels and decided to start his own business. He had been well and truly bitten by the entrepreneurial bug." Read article

"More than one million Australians are expected to enjoy a restaurant meal with that special someone this Valentine's Day - making February 14 the single biggest day in the restaurant industry calendar." Read article

"Group buying sites can do more harm than good for restaurant owners... With the launch of Dimmi Specials the Australian restaurant industry just got a step closer to improving its profitability." Read article

"The new Dimmi Specials from online restaurant booking and review website, Dimmi is aimed at getting more Australians to eat out more often, helping restaurants maximise profits on less busy days and off-peak times." Read article

"Restaurateur Melinda Wright says she has no reservation, pardon the pun, in saying the Dimmi online reservation system is a winner - "I haven't found one downside with Dimmi and you cannot say that about many things."" Read article

"Unanswered phone calls and lost business are a thing of the past for some 2000 restaurants across Australia, who have taken reservations into the 21st century by adopting the Dimmi real-time, online booking system." Read article

"Now corporate organisers can book a business lunch, a private dining room or dinner for clients anytime, anywhere using Australia's first real-time online reservations service using Dimmi" Read article